Don't buy from Lenovo...

[SkinInsite]

The USCC launched a probe against Lenovo, but many wonder if the accusations are warranted

The United States government is planning to spend roughly $13M USD on computers from Lenovo. The company, famous for buying up IBM's PC manufacturing arm, is working on a deal with the US government to produce roughly 16,000 computers. Just recently, the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission (USCC) has requested that Lenovo be probed for any concerns about possible spying, eavesdropping or worse.

The supposed problem presented by the USCC is that the 16,000 computers are being built by a Chinese-mainland company. The USCC argues that a foreign intelligence like that of the Communist Party of China (CPC) can use its power to get Lenovo to equip its machines with espionage devices. Lenovo has strongly declined that it is involved in any such activities.

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Couldn't they just bought from an American computer company? I mean all the parts comes from Taiwan anyways.

[Cskin]

We're just to stupid as a country. What the hell is wrong with Dell? And... why can't the goverment submit a request for a particular type of machine and have Dell build it? Instead... we've got to buy laptops from a Chinese company which raises concerns about whether the devices will be built with technology capable of spying on the US military.

[HeHateIggles]

It's a shame that IBM sold off the Thinkpad's to Lenovo..I love my Thinkpad T42p, but my company will probably end up buying Dell laptops because of the sale..

Just a personal preference, but I prefer Thinkpads over Dell laptops.

[Larry]

Uh, just a dumb question, but aren't you folks assuming that Dells aren't made in China?

I get the impression that about 2/3 of HPs are, for example.